Game of Clones: Nick Young and J.R. Smith in an "NBA 2K14" Swaggerless GIF Playoff

The NBA playoffs are happening, but Nick Young and J.R. Smith won't be attending.

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So what the New York Knicks and J.R. Smith, and “Swaggy P” Nick Young and the Los Angeles Lakers aren’t in the NBA playoffs. These two still wanna ball.

The doctors of style and the masters of inappropriate use of social media have gone virtual. The clones are back y’all. This time J.R, and Swaggy P are the targets, but you’re the marks.

The P’s had to don Lakers’ purple and gold to represent the squad Young helped to their worst record in decades. In a Mark Henry voice, Swaggy P says: “That’s what I do.”

Likewise, the JR’s have the Knicks’ colors to commemorate a disastrous season in the Big Apple. The recently fired Mike Woodson sends his regards.

The Eastern Conference was so bad this season, UConn (the men and women’s team) would have contended for the Atlantic Division title had Kevin Ollie and Geno Auriemma had their boys and girls in the L.

I kid, but you get my drift.

Even with that, the Knicks couldn’t make the playoffs. Thanks, J.R. In this battle of cloned and eccentric swingmen, we gave Smith the home-court advantage.

Why? Because the Knicks didn’t suck quite as bad as the Lakers.

Before the game, one of the Smith brothers greeted a Young brother. Not like a young black male. I’m actually talking about one of the Young brothers. Are you confused?

Just watch the GIFs.

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Early in the game, the Swaggy Ps were in control. Swaggy P No. 1 threw down this double-pump baseline slam.

Who knew Swaggy P could be so forceful?

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Next, the Youngs take the Smiths to a place only the suavest can venture. Welcome to Swag Land with this over-the-backboard shot to put a stamp on the first quarter.

Wake up J.R., you’re at home.

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And like the Human Torch, the Smiths flames on and they started burying threes.

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Grab an umbrella, cause it's raining.

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Before we know it, the Smiths are catching one-handed alley-oops from themselves.

That could be nasty, but we didn’t mean it that way.

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Another barrage of threes and slams put the Smiths in control of the game.

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The Smiths were threatening to run away from the Swaggy Ps completely. Young may look like he’s barely coherent half the time, but he’s no quitter. One of the Young brothers drives to the basket to cut the lead.

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Later in the fourth quarter, the Smiths again curtail the Swaggy Ps run. They steal the ball and in typical J.R. fashion, one of the brothers goes to the reverse layup for no apparent reason. you gotta love it.

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The Swaggy P’s tried to stay close throughout the remainder of the game, but the Smiths wouldn’t be denied. Final score: JRs 86, Swaggy Ps 77.

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In the end, the Smiths had too much firepower for the Swaggy Ps. Since J.R is beating the second best players from prominent NBA teams that didn’t make the playoffs, maybe next time we’ll have him take on the Boston Celtics’ Jeff Green.

For now, J.R. is > Swaggy P.

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